Not how I had planned my Sunday afternoon. There were a total of 2 fire trucks, one rescue vehicle and one police car. I had raced home from bowling with the intention of making brownies and preparing to have family over for dinner. Jeff had been smoking a ham all day. Instead the oven shorted […]
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For weeks, we’ve known there is something living under our deck. We can hear him in the corner under the AC unit when we take the dog out in the evenings. We just don’t know what he is. We suspect a skunk because we can frequently smell one. Of course we see a bunny fairly […]
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Austin had equine therapy on Friday. They decided to let him try riding. He LOVED every minute of it. My MIL has pictures and video. I can’t wait to see it. I think riding will be great for “centering” him and working on core strength. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ How can Austin drink 8 oz of water and NOT manage […]
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The basement is officially complete…. I couldn’t be happier with the result. Jeff might have hated me a few times along the way… I’ve been called a slave driver, but he’s happy with the outcome too. Lava and fishy have been moved to the basement. Obnoxious kitty is happy. Her new pasttime is chasing the […]
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Yeah, I am still here. I don’t know what’s wrong lately though. My brain is like a sieve. I forget to tell people things, I miss (or am late) for meetings, I think I write a blog post and I don’t, I finally get around to checking my email account on something other than my […]
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I know someone had asked about a picture of the basement… here’s a partial reveal. I am very impressed with our work. I never expected we’d get it to look so good. Once the other side is finished I will post another picture.
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You might remember, we’re in the middle of a basement remodel. You wonder why I never post on the weekends? It’s because we are in the basement constantly. And it’s finally starting to come together. I set an Easter deadline since we’ll all be at our house. There have been times I wasn’t sure we’d […]
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If you have boys, you understand… The toilet we will probably buy is a Kohler and it comes with Quiet-Close™ technology. Meaning the lid closes quietly. No more slamming toilet lid. THAT’S NICE! The Cachet Quiet-Close toilet seat with Quick-Release functionality is engineered to close slowly with the slightest touch, reducing unwanted noise often associated with lid slamming. […]
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